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What Does This Widal Test Result Indicate?

hi, iam 24 years old and my widal test reads; salomonella typhi O : 1:40 salomonella typhi H : 1:80 salomonella para typhi AH : 1:20 salomonella para typhi BH : 1:20 is the report normal , pls reply
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concern.
Widal test is always correlated with the symptoms. So do you have any symptoms suggestive of Typhoid like fever, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain etc.? Or you are recovering from the infection? Is this the first time you have done the test or it was previously as well?
As such, your results appear to be normal because this much titre is not suggestive of infection but you need to repeat the test if you are experiencing the symptoms. A rise in the titre will indicate possibility of infection.
Hope this will be helpful.
Thanks for your question. Take care.
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What Does This Widal Test Result Indicate?

Hello, Welcome to HCM. I can understand your concern. Widal test is always correlated with the symptoms. So do you have any symptoms suggestive of Typhoid like fever, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain etc.? Or you are recovering from the infection? Is this the first time you have done the test or it was previously as well? As such, your results appear to be normal because this much titre is not suggestive of infection but you need to repeat the test if you are experiencing the symptoms. A rise in the titre will indicate possibility of infection. Hope this will be helpful. Thanks for your question. Take care.